1996 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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1996 Western Carolina Catamounts football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–7 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium E. J. Whitmire Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Marshall $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. T–8 East Tennessee State ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 Furman ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 25 Appalachian State  5 –3   7 –4  
The Citadel  3 –5   4 –7  
Georgia Southern  2 –6   4 –7  
VMI  2 –6   3 –8  
Chattanooga  2 –6   3 –8  
Western Carolina  1 –7   4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Steve Hodgin, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 17 Liberty *
W 20–1010,037 [1]
September 14 Wofford *
W 24–6 [2]
September 21at The Citadel
L 14–2810,362 [3]
September 28 East Tennessee State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 10–497,085 [4]
October 5at No. 14 Furman
L 30–4511,215 [5]
October 12 Georgia Southern
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 28–387,678 [6]
October 19at No. 1 Marshall
L 21–5619,330 [7]
October 26 Chattanooga
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
L 6–2010,826 [8]
November 2at VMI
W 28–144,781 [9]
November 9 Elon *
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
W 45–28 [10]
November 16 Appalachian State
  • E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC (rivalry)
L 17–2411,316 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Western Carolina defeats Liberty". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 8, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Western Carolina downs Wofford, 24–6". The Times and Democrat. September 15, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Jackson interception aids Citadel win". The State. September 22, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bucs throttle Cats, 49–10". Kingsport Times-News. September 29, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Western continues slide". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Southern rallies by Western". Elizabethton Star. October 13, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Catamounts crunches by Thundering Herd". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 20, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Moccasins sock Catamounts 20–6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cats stop Keydets". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Western Carolina downs Elon 45–28". The Salisbury Post. November 10, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "ASU wins 12th straight". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved July 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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